[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In 2012, upon Meles Zenawi's death, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) began an exceedingly tedious and failed attempt at building a cult of personality around his 'legacy'. As is typically the case with such endeavors, it was designed to distract not just the general public, but also the Front's own rank and file, from a volte-face in ideology, program, and policy amounting to a repudiation of its core principles.
